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United States Air Force C-130 Special Color Schemes

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Found 20 aircraft, displaying 16-20 [Sorted by Unit and Local SN]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
88606 USAF 41 AS 08-8606 "Honeymoon Express" Sep 2020 Details
Special heritage scheme for the 41st Troop Carrier Squadron’s 'Honeymoon Express', which led the first mass airdrop in the Pacific during World War II on an airfield at Nadzab, Papua New Guinea.
02-314 USAF 62 AS 02-0314 Unknown Details
45802 USAF 62 AS 14-5802 "314 AW" Jun 2019 Details
Invasion stripes applied for 75th Anniversary of D-Day. The 62nd AS is a legacy squadron, stemming from the 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, who conducted air drops with Douglas C-47 Dakotas during Operation Neptune June 6, 1944.
09-714 USAF 67 SOS 10-5714 Jun 2019 Details
Tailband markings commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
13-785 USAF 71 RQS 13-5785 30 Mar 2022 Details
Flagship aircraft of the 23rd Wing. Dubbed "The Whale Shark," this J-model 130, is the first to feature the Flying Tiger Teeth and replaces the previous Flagship aircraft, an HH60G Pavehawk, which currently sits in retirement at the George W. Bush Airpark.

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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